Unix Timestamp: 978307200
Monday, January 1. 2001, 12:00:00 AM UTC

A black monolith—dubbed the Seattle Monolith—measuring approximately tall appears in Seattle, Washington's Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous artist in reference to the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey".

A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattle's Magnuson Park, placed by a Some People, a group of anonymous artists the monolith is in reference to the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey".